Ministry of economic development announced International Competition for the concept and content of the exhibition setup in the national pavilion of Montenegro at the World Expo 2025 Osaka, which will be held from April 13^th to October 13^th 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

According to the participants, the competition is international, by type, the competition is basic, according to the form, the competition is one-stage and according to the method and submission of work, the competition is anonymous.

The aim of this competition is to come up with the best conceptual solution for the pavilion of Montenegro at the Expo 2025 Osaka World Exhibition, which will be harmonized with the exhibition, adapted to the space where the exhibition will be held and which will in a unique and innovative way, align the concept of the exhibition with the Expo 2025 Osaka umbrella theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives" and the sub-theme "Connecting Lives".

Competition deadlines

The deadline for submission of works is 23:59 (CET - Central European Time Zone) on Thursday, June 27^th, 2024.

The results of the competition will be announced by July 27^th, 2024.

After the decision of the jury and submission of the final report of the jury, the Contest announcer will publish the results of the Contest on the website www.gov.me/mek.

Deadline for asking questions

All participants can ask questions related to the competition until May 23^rd, 2024, after which all received questions and answers will be published on the website www.gov.me/mek  until May 27^th, 2024.

Questions should be sent to the address: expokonkurs2025@mek.gov.me

Competition commission and jury

• PhD Sonja Radović Jelovac, Architect, President of the Jury;
• Prince Nikola Petrović Njegoš, Architect and General Commissioner of the Pavilion of Montenegro at the Expo 2025 Osaka World Exhibition, member;
• Novica Mitrović, Architect, President of the Professional Chamber of Architects at the Chamber of Engineers of Montenegro, member;
• PhD Svetlana Perović, Architect, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, University of Montenegro, member;
• Associate Prof. Aljoša Dekleva, B.Sc.Arch., M.Arch (Dist) AA, member;
• PhD Vladislav Šćepanović, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Montenegro, member;
• Ivona Savićević, MSc, Acting Director General of the Directorate for International Cooperation, European Integration and Implementation of EU Funds in the Ministry of Economic Development, member.

Prize fund

The Purchaser has provided a prize fund in next amounts:

• First prize.......................................................................10.000,00 EUR
• Second prize....................................................................6.000,00 EUR
• Third prize.......................................................................4.000,00 EUR